Chapter 14: Quiz Review

In the cultural production process, the people who control the flow of information between producers and customers are called _______.

Cultural Gatekeepers

Products are winnowing out as they make their way down the path from conception to consumption, a person called_______.

Cultural Selection

Researchers primarily see the gift-giving ritual as a type of _____ exchange.

Economic

True/False: The mental characteristics of people and the way they relate to their environment and social group.

False

The second stage in the rite of passage is _______.

Liminality

A story containing symbolic elements that express the shared emotions and ideals of a culture is called a _______.

Myth

________ usually dictate what is right and wrong, acceptable or unacceptable.

Norms

A special ritual marking a person's transition from one role to another is called a _________.

Rite of Passage

A set of multiple symbolic behaviors that occur in a fixed sequence and tend to be repeated is called a _______.

Ritual

A cultural production system is a _______.

Set of individuals and organizations that create and market a cultural product.

True/False: Winnowing out is part of cultural selection process.

True

_______ is/are the mental characteristics of people and the way they relate to their environment and social group.

Ideaology

Which functional area of culture is most closely related to the idea of a common worldview?

Ideology

Culture is best described as a society's ________.

Personality

_______ is the way people maintain an orderly social life.

Social structure